Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-03

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at Grand Army hall Friday evening at
which was expressed the sorrow of this
community over the death of General
John A. Logan. The intense cold KEEP.
away many who would have gladly been
there and the meeting was not as large
in numbers as it was in grief and In it's
~devotedness to the soldier.statesman.
Major j. r. Hanson called the gather
ing to order and George 81. Hand was
chosen chairman and w. s. Bowen sscre-
tary.
RESOLUTIONS.
A committee Of three on resolutions
was appointed, consisting OF Governor
j. l.. Pennington, Major j. r. Hanson
and General h. j. Campbell. This
committee presented the following reso-
l%utlons, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, The people of the whole
nation were ine1pressibly shocked by
the news OF the unexpected death OF
General John A. Logan, at Washington,
Sunday, December 10Th, 1886; and
WHEREAS, The citizens of Yankton
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grateful for his eminent public services
TO his country, both / n war and in the
councils of the nation, desire to give
public expression to their sorrow; there.
fore
ReSoloed, That in his military service,
from his enlistment in the ranks as q
private so4dier in the wal with Mexico
until he put off the armer with the rank
of major general at the close of the war
of the rebellion, having commanded the
largest body OF troops ever led by any
Citizen soldier, he made o record un-
surpassed for conspicuous bravery and
heroic achievements by any volunteer
warrior of modern times.
Resel0ed, That with a spotless, pri-
vate end public life, his services in the
councils of the nation as reE.e
sentative and senator have been marked
by singular ability. purity of purpose,
l~noorruptible integrity and beneficial
results; and especially as the recognized
champion of the rights of all soldiers
who had rendered honorable service to
their county, he had earned the graft
tude OF the American people, and that
their sorrow at his death is universal
and heartfelt.
Resoloed, That, honest, bold and feer-
less in the defense OF the right and loyal
to good government and the interests OF
the masses of the people, the nation has
sustained o loss in his death that can
hardly be repaired.
ReSolued, That our tears and SORROWS
go ont 80 mingle with those of the peo-
pie Of his oun great state and with
those OF the people of the country at
large, in mourning for this national
bereavement.
Resolved, That to the noble vito and
faithful companion, who FOE these long
years has shared his tolls, struggles and
triumphs, and whose arm encircled his
neck, aud whose hand clasped his hand
when the soul OF the hero statesman
husband left the tenement of clay for
the new life, aud to her children and
other sorrowinR relatives we extend our
most sinoere condolenc- and sympathy.
Resolged, That coples ts these resolu-
tions be forwarded to s.rr l. san. and
that the papers OF the city be req Tested
to print the anne.
ADDRESSES.
Brief addresses were made By men,
bers OF the meeting in response to calls
from the meeting. OF these addresses
the following is a brief outline:
EoR Il. HAND.
There is q time for memory and g
time for tears. We stand in the pres
eDce OF death, the common lot Of all.
Some had seen the lite of a comrade ebb
slowly away in the camp or the hospital,
some had seen death in the rude shock
OF battle, some had stood beside the bed
OF pain and sickness where o life ebbed
away and o spirit was waited to its
eternal home. To-day this great nation
stood with uncovered head, with bated
breath and fearful eye, beside the biel
OF it's nost illustrious dead. 1t is fitting
at this time, as the old year lis going out,
the good people OF Yankton should
gather here and pay their last tribute
Of respect to one they always honored,
John A. Logan. One whose achieve
ments shed lustre upon the name OF his
country, one who in battle was the in
%carnatlon of bravery and j n civil life
the earnest statesmen who espoused
with all his soul every cause for which
he labored. To the comrades OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic his loss
is irreparable. There is no other
man dead or living who had combined
all the qualities possessed by Logan OF
who labored 80 faithfully to forward the
interests OF the ex-soldier Of the war.
They need not be ashamed to shed tears
tonight over q comrsde passed away,
The fact that such q man lived and
walked the earth, his heart filed with
the nobleGt impulses of manhood ID
proof that he still lives amid the glories
of that other world.
GENERAL a. J. CAMPBELL.
Blaine said history had now assigned
to Logan the position OF the first major
general OF volunteers Of the war of the
rebellion. It could be further said that
since the days of Washington, OF the
generals from owl life he stood head
and shoulders above them all as a warrior
and o representative of the American
people in arms. Logan has recently
expressed himself in favor of pensioning
all the soldiers OF the war. He was the
first man in the United States to give
utterance to that sentiment and I hope
this will become the sentiment Of ell Of
tho American people before the last
soldier OF the wal has passed away. II
is q mistake it people look upon this Of
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